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keithisco 4,583

keithisco 4,583

Firstly: this is not a Bird Strike. There is no correlation between the (admittedly limited) photos of the damage and any recorded damage from a Bird Strike.

My guess (and I am NOT on the Air Accident Team for this) is that the damage was caused by a solid impact with high mass and density (possibly 5/6 Kilograms). No indication from the report that the object was in motion which would allow for a higher mass / density composition.

A solitary goose flying at this altitude is highly unlikely as they trend towards "formation" flying, and would certainly leave blood trails after impact.

So we have a mystery, that due to lack of data cannot be discerned here

And the best story till last is... ANOTHER MYSTERY THING CAUSED A DENT!!

Blurb: "Federal and airline officials are still trying to figure out what crumpled the nose cone of a Northwest Airlines Boeing 757 that landed safely Sunday in Tampa, Fla. One early theory has been ruled out: that the plane struck a bird.

"At 18,000 feet, a bird would have to be wearing an oxygen mask," said Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Elizabeth Isham Cory in Chicago. Other possible causes include metal fatigue or a design failure, she said.

The pilots reported hearing a bang and losing the radar in the aircraft's nose when the Detroit-to-Tampa flight was approaching Tampa's airport at 18,000 feet. But the cause remains unknown, and officials said the investigation could last several weeks.

sorry guys and gals - I dont know how the pics posted above have vanished, .. when I go to edit it to put them back I can see them, when I post they're gone. but just click the source links if the images are not showing up !! Cheers

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Kikapo 5

Kikapo 5

idk, I've been in a 737 that hit a goose. It was the biggest, bloodiest mess I've ever witnessed and I hope to never see again. We didnt need to make any kind of emergency landing for that. Has anyone thought about the long range missile testing the Chinese have been attempting lately? I know that sounds crazy but who knows?